This means, if the bill we hope the Senate approves today is signed into law, Congress will have increased funding for the National Institutes of Health by $9 billion since 2015, a 30 percent increase.
Alexander discusses the projected increase in NIH funding if the current bill passes.
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I stand by an investment in NIH because it has provided millions of Americans and their families with hope.
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will please come to order.
The practical matter is we have a busy time ahead of us and even a partisan time ahead of us which isn't unusual.
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